Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Basic Operations · hard

Evaluate: 24 × 22 ÷ 25

1. 2
2. 8
3. 2,048
4. 4

Answer

A. 2

Solution

Same base: add exponents when multiplying, subtract when dividing: 2(4 + 2 − 5) = 21 = 2.

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